Sager: The only great startup outcomes are huge success or fast failure
Eric Sager · Why great leaders make themselves obsolete | Eric Sager (COO, Plaid) · Jul 16, 2026 · at 1:01:18
Plaid COO Eric Sager shares advice given to founders about navigating company outcomes and avoiding the middling trap.
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“There's kind of two outcomes that are great. If you start a company, right? One is you retain control of it and it becomes huge. The second is it fails quickly.”
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